Saffron dreams
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Shaila Abdullah
Edition: Academic ed.
Series: Reflections of America series -- bk. #5; Reflections of America series -- bk. #5.
Publisher: Modern History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781615990252
Subjects: Widows; Fiction; Muslim women; Unfinished books; Pakistanis; Authorship; Victims of terrorism; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Description: From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that no matter how carefully you map your life, it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life. Her unborn son and the unfinished novel fuse in her mind into one life-defining project that becomes, at once, the struggle for her emotional survival and the redemption of her race. Saffron Dreams is a novel about our ever evolving identities and the events and places that shape them. It reminds us that in the midst of tragedy, our dreams can become a lasting legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251).